7th Grade ~ Areas Of StudyHistory Of The United States Essential Question For The Year: How does leadership affect people's rights?
I. Europeans establish colonies in North America a. Efforts of Spain, France, Sweden, The Netherlands, and England b. Reasons for colonization: mercantilism, religion, and others
II. The Thirteen English colonies a. Distinctions of northern, middle, and southern regions b. Conflicts of farms, towns, plantations, slavery, and religion
III. Colonial living a. Issues of self-sufficiency, triangle trade, raw materials and manufactured goods b. Colonial governments under British rule
IV. The Movement to Independence a. French-Indian War and Mississippi expansion b. Necessity for taxation and military presence c. Reasons for colonial protests and rebellion d. Writing of the Declaration of Independence
V. The American Revolutionary War a. Roles of leaders and battles b. Path to the outcome of the war
VI. The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights a. Evolution of the document and the government b. Importance of the division of power and compromises
VII. Administrations of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe a. Outline of the precedents set, and the rise of political parties b. The Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine
VIII. The Jacksonian period a. New political parties and leadership styles b. The nullification doctrine, the spoils system, tariffs, and the National Bank
IX. The nation divides a. Conflicts and sectionalism leading up the Civil War b. Failure of compromise
X. The Civil War, 1861-1865 a. Mapping advantages of each side b. Battles, leaders and generals
7th Grade ~ Areas Of StudyHistory Of The United StatesEssential Question For The Year: How does leadership affect people's rights?
I. Europeans establish colonies in North America
a. Efforts of Spain, France, Sweden, The Netherlands, and England
b. Reasons for colonization: mercantilism, religion, and others
II. The Thirteen English colonies
a. Distinctions of northern, middle, and southern regions
b. Conflicts of farms, towns, plantations, slavery, and religion
III. Colonial living
a. Issues of self-sufficiency, triangle trade, raw materials and manufactured goods
b. Colonial governments under British rule
IV. The Movement to Independence
a. French-Indian War and Mississippi expansion
b. Necessity for taxation and military presence
c. Reasons for colonial protests and rebellion
d. Writing of the Declaration of Independence
V. The American Revolutionary War
a. Roles of leaders and battles
b. Path to the outcome of the war
VI. The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights
a. Evolution of the document and the government
b. Importance of the division of power and compromises
VII. Administrations of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
a. Outline of the precedents set, and the rise of political parties
b. The Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine
VIII. The Jacksonian period
a. New political parties and leadership styles
b. The nullification doctrine, the spoils system, tariffs, and the National Bank
IX. The nation divides
a. Conflicts and sectionalism leading up the Civil War
b. Failure of compromise
X. The Civil War, 1861-1865
a. Mapping advantages of each side
b. Battles, leaders and generals
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